Claudio Zupo Gutiérrez (22 September 1984 – 24 July 2020) was a Mexican

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. He was known as ''El gigante de Sonora'' ("the giant from Sonora").

Career

Zupo participated in the 2005 and 2006 Pan American Championships; he won a bronze medal at the 2006 Pan American Judo Championships in the openweight category, and a silver medal at the

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in the team category. He also won a Golden Medal at the 2006 Mexico City International Tournament, two silver medals at the 2008 and 2010 Mexican Championships, and one Golden Medal in the junior category at the 2002 National Olimpiade in

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. After his withdrawal from the tatami, he served as trainer in the Sonora State Sports Commission (Codeson), and later as coordinator of the high-performance gym in Hermosillo, Sonora.

Death

Zupo died in his native

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on 24 July 2020, aged 35, from

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, during the pandemic in Mexico. On the previous day, his mother had also died from the same illness. His family claimed that he had been fired from the Codeson when he tested positive for COVID-19.Getty Images
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zupo, Claudio Mexican judoka Sportspeople from Hermosillo 1984 births 2020 deaths Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games